“I started doing shows in places that I couldn't pronounce, didn't know existed, and I've seen people that didn't speak English or Spanish rapping to every lyric and singing to every hook. I said, "This is the type of music that I want to do."” PeopleKnowsWantSaidShowsSpeakTypeSingingRapHookSpeak English Author:Pitbull
“There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy like me.” RealGuySingingBoringRapLike MeShoutingYelling Author:Sebastian Bach
“Occasionally, a great band would come along, like Blondie or OutKast who could be pop and bring interesting ideas into the mainstream at the same time. That's now gone, because of this weird mutation of pop, rap, R&B, bad rave, and supposedly soulful singing on top of it.” IdeasInterestingGoneBandSingingPopsRapMainstreamSoulfulMutationRaveInteresting IdeasBlondieOutkast Author:Johnny Marr
“I had a record deal with Sony in the beginning of the 90s, and I was rapping and singing in my band.” DealsRecordsBandSingingRapSony Author:Volker Bertelmann
“I think all music - not just rap - has fallen into this very diluted, delusional state, where everyone's singing about money and having cars, and having all this fun; when really, people are losing their homes.” PeopleThinkingStatesHomeFunCarLosingSingingRapFallenDelusional Author:Ice T
“What came first I would say was the producing. I was a huge fan of Pharrell Williams and around that era, when I was in high school, the producers started getting recognition for all the dope beats: Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and all these dope producers.I also started rapping. I wanted to be Eminem, and that's why I still have those qualities in my music, and that's why I'm able to be so versatile - sing, rap whatever. But really my number one thing is singing.” FirstsStillsAbleWantedSchoolNumbersQualityOne ThingFansHugeBeatsSingingHigh SchoolRapProducersRecognitionErasDrsDopeVersatileDr Dre Author:Kevin McCall
“I used to prefer rapping over singing, but now I'm a little 50/50 about it. I like doing both, a lot - equally.” SingingRap Author:D-Pryde
“When Ke$ha tries to rap like L'Trimm, she sounds like any ordinary lonely teenage girl stuck in a nowhere town, singing along to her radio and dreaming of a party where she's the star. Ke$ha's greatness is that in her voice, you can hear both the loser girl and the star. All hail the Queen of Noi$e!” TryingDreamGirlStarsSoundVoicePartyGreatnessSingingOrdinaryLonelyTownsRadioRapStuckQueensLoserTeenageHailTeenage Girl Author:Rob Sheffield